There was some shock at the ICMSA AGM last Friday when European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan said: “I may not be here again as commissioner for agriculture.

“I’m in the final year of my term now, so of course I respect the decision-making process and it’s a matter for the Taoiseach to decide who is going to be the commissioner, but of course nobody knows the future,” he added with a twinkle in his eye.

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